Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Waving by Rolfin Nyhus and Steven Brumwell (UK)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Love Sink In Tide by Pengyu Yan and Hongdi Xiao (China)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Dive by Daniel Corboy and Daniel Havas (Australia)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Out of Sight by Shujun Chen (China)
Best Short of the Season – Runner-up (Special Jury Mentions)
Auntie by Junyi Chen (China)
Lines by Sara Werner (USA)
The Caged Bird by Xi Wen Liu (China)
The Rock in the Sea by Niall Duffy (Ireland)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Dive by Daniel Corboy and Daniel Havas (Australia)
Best Comedy Short: Barefoot by Kasey Orthmann (USA)
Best Horror Short: Bildur Aize by Daniel Llusa Ribes (Spain)
Best Fantasy Short: Waving by Rolfin Nyhus and Steven Brumwell (UK)
Best Experimental Short: The River by Joseph Paul Alvarado (USA)
Best Animation Short: Malas Hierbas by Aleix Arazo, Eugenio Cuesta, Mahi García García, Sandra Martos, Cristina Merino, Ricard Molist, and Didac Pardo (Spain)
Best Women Short: Lines by Sara Werner (USA)
Best Microfilm: Copenhagen Rendezvous by André Palacios Tingberg (Denmark)
Best Music Video: The Danger Room – Elsa Jean by Jordan Eli Ramirez (USA)
Best Male Director: Niall Duffy for The Rock in the Sea (Ireland)
Best Student Female Director: Shujun Chen for Out of Sight (China)
Best First Time Female Director: Junyi Chen for Auntie (China)
Best First Time Male Director: Kasey Orthmann for Barefoot (USA)
Best Actor: David Pucek-Farnsworth for The River (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Julia Knox, Janna Cardia, Harriet Rose, and Paige Annette for Barefoot (USA)
Best Cinematography: Niall Duffy for The Rock in the Sea (Ireland)
Best Production Design: Ben Werfel for Lines (USA)
Best Visual FX: Bildur Aize (Spain)
Best Sound Design: Foreigner (USA)
Best Original Score: Kyle Newmaster for Under (USA)
Best Original Story: Clément de Dadelsen for Allegro Confuso (France)
Best Short Script: Cold by Greg Poppa and Sugey Cruz (USA)
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